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The Observatory
Elevated floors. Low-thermal mass
materials. Insulated walls.
Roll-off roof.
The wheels of the roll-off roof are
contained within garage door rails that
run the length of the longest side walls.
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The Roof
Rolling roof built inside my garage.
Wheels are mounted under the treated
pine rails along each side.
Roof
sheets are high impact polycarbonate
exhibiting 50% solar heat rejection and
25% light transmission. Sheets
resist hail to 1 inch diameter. Metal
flashing is 0.35mm BMT steel. |
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Inside the Observatory
Picture taken from the lower deck
showing the upper deck floor and the
mounted telescope.
An 8-inch Schmidt Newtonian reflector
rides on an EQ-6 mount attached to a 5
inch steel pipe that is bolted via a
welded footplate to a 500 kg concrete
footing that extends 1 metre into the
hard clay subsoil.
The pier does not touch the floor
in any place so you can walk around (or
jump) without causing any vibration in
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